John 16:13 “However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all tr…”

John 16:13

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

World English Bible

However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

American Standard Version

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

Geneva Bible 1599

Howbeit, when he is come which is the Spirit of trueth, he will leade you into all trueth: for he shall not speake of himselfe, but whatsoeuer he shall heare, shall he speake, and he will shew you the things to come.

Darby Translation

But when he is come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatsoever he shall hear he shall speak; and he will announce to you what is coming.

Young's Literal Translation

and when He may come — the Spirit of truth — He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;

Bible in Basic English

However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come.

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Cross references

“Spirit”

John 14:17 John 15:26 1 John 4:6

John 14:17 · BSB

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

John 15:26 · BSB

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

1 John 4:6 · BSB

We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

“will guide”

John 14:26 1 Corinthians 2:10–13 1 John 2:27 1 John 2:20 Ephesians 4:7–15

John 14:26 · BSB

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

1 Corinthians 2:10–13 · BSB

But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

1 John 2:27 · BSB

And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taug…

1 John 2:20 · BSB

You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

Ephesians 4:7–15 · BSB

Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

“for”

John 12:49 John 7:16–18 John 8:38 John 3:32

John 12:49 · BSB

I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

John 7:16–18 · BSB

“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.

John 8:38 · BSB

I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

John 3:32 · BSB

He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

“he will shew”

2 Timothy 3:1–5 1 Timothy 4:1–3 Revelation 1:19 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Revelation 22:1–21 Revelation 1:1

2 Timothy 3:1–5 · BSB

But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.

1 Timothy 4:1–3 · BSB

Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

Revelation 1:19 · BSB

Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 · BSB

Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

Revelation 22:1–21 · BSB

Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Revelation 1:1 · BSB

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Also

John 14:6

John 14:6 · BSB

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.

14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.

Read John 16